Table 2 Rehydration ratio (RR) of dried sea cucumber under repetition of rehydration and after retort thermal processing
| | Rehydration cycle (n) |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Retort |
| RR | R1 | 1.51±0.26Ab | - | - | - | 2.81±0.11Da |
| R2 | 1.51±0.24Ac | 2.50±0.24Ab | - | - | 3.87±0.58Ca |
| R3 | 1.55±0.11Ad | 2.52±0.27Ac | 4.50±0.24Ab | - | 5.56±0.28Ba |
| R5 | 1.56±0.19Ad | 2.57±0.16Ac | 4.60±0.24Ab | 5.95±0.55a | 6.16±0.19Aa |
values followed by a different letter in the row are significantly different at p<0.05 level
values followed by a different letter in the line are significantly different at p<0.05 level